
Beyond Made-In-China: ABIA State Aims To Become Africa’s New Workshop For Innovation With Creative Talent Hunt – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
Beyond Made-in-China: Abia State Aims to Become Africa's New Workshop for Innovation with Creative Talent Hunt UMUAHIA, Abia State – In a bold move that echoes the state-directed industrial revolutions of East Asia, the Abia State Government has launched a strategic initiative to identify, nurture, and deploy its most valuable natural resource: the ingenuity of its youth. The Abia Creatives Talent Hunt, which closes applications today, September 18, 2025, is not merely a contest; it is the foundational pillar of a grand economic strategy to position the state as Africa’s premier hub for tangible innovation and manufacturing creativity. Gone is…